Phoenix sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:32 AM, sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:30 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:14 AM | 5:20 PM | 12:13 AM | 1:02 PM | Waning crescent · 44% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:15 AM | 5:20 PM | 1:15 AM | 1:29 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:16 AM | 5:20 PM | 2:16 AM | 1:56 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:16 AM | 5:20 PM | 3:16 AM | 2:24 PM | Waning crescent · 16% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:17 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:16 AM | 2:55 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:18 AM | 5:20 PM | 5:17 AM | 3:30 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:19 AM | 5:20 PM | 6:17 AM | 4:10 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:20 AM | 5:20 PM | 7:15 AM | 4:56 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:20 AM | 5:20 PM | 8:09 AM | 5:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:21 AM | 5:20 PM | 8:58 AM | 6:42 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:22 AM | 5:20 PM | 9:40 AM | 7:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:22 AM | 5:21 PM | 10:17 AM | 8:37 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:23 AM | 5:21 PM | 10:49 AM | 9:35 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:24 AM | 5:21 PM | 11:18 AM | 10:32 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:24 AM | 5:22 PM | 11:44 AM | 11:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:25 AM | 5:22 PM | 12:10 PM | — | First quarter · 46% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:26 AM | 5:22 PM | 12:36 PM | 12:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:26 AM | 5:23 PM | 1:04 PM | 1:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:27 AM | 5:23 PM | 1:36 PM | 2:32 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:27 AM | 5:24 PM | 2:14 PM | 3:40 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:28 AM | 5:24 PM | 3:00 PM | 4:53 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:28 AM | 5:25 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:29 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:17 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:29 AM | 5:26 PM | 6:19 PM | 8:20 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:30 AM | 5:26 PM | 7:36 PM | 9:12 AM | Waning gibbous · 95% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:30 AM | 5:27 PM | 8:50 PM | 9:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:30 AM | 5:28 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:31 AM | 5:28 PM | 11:06 PM | 11:02 AM | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:31 AM | 5:29 PM | — | 11:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:31 AM | 5:30 PM | 12:09 AM | 11:59 AM | Last quarter · 50% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:32 AM | 5:30 PM | 1:10 AM | 12:27 PM | Waning crescent · 40% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Dec 13Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Wed, Dec 23 6:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).